Holiday Shopping

Holiday season is here. Last weekend all prominent malls throughout the nation were buzzing with activities and, if that is an indication, we are going to see a strong boost to the performance of retailers in the coming Thanks-Giving weekend.

This holiday season, many retailers, including Talbots, Linen'n Things and Lowes, are letting shoopers use their Web sites to see what's in stock at their local stores. Some now let you search by size and color. All you need to do is to browse online, select items, reserve those online and the item will be waiting for you at the store's customer-service counter, saving shopping time and shipping fees - plus, you can try the item on before you buy.

We also want to remind online shoppers before this holiday season -- have you computer properly secured with anti-virus and anti-spywares and firewall and always choose an Internet service provider or an email service that offers online (server side) virus and spam email filters.
These are essential things you need to do before you start putting your credit card numbers and address on the internet. We'll discuss about these issues in detail some other day.